# Official Journal C 10/2023

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6612 January 2023 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 10

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6612 January 2023

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 10/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10645 – 10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2023/C 10/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10937 – EDF DEUTSCHLAND / HAZWEI / HYPION MOTION NEUMÜNSTER JV) (
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  ) | 2 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2023/C 10/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10645 – 10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS) (
  1
  )

1

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2023/C 10/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10937 – EDF DEUTSCHLAND / HAZWEI / HYPION MOTION NEUMÜNSTER JV) (
  1
  )

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2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 10/03 | Euro exchange rates – 11 January 2023 | 3 |
| 2023/C 10/04 | Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
  (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
   (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2023/C 10/05 | Special report 01/2023: – Tools facilitating travel within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic - Relevant initiatives with impact ranging from success to limited use | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2023/C 10/03

Euro exchange rates – 11 January 2023

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2023/C 10/04

Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
  (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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  )

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

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Court of Auditors

2023/C 10/05

Special report 01/2023: – Tools facilitating travel within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic - Relevant initiatives with impact ranging from success to limited use

6

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2023/C 10/06 | Notice to undertakings intending to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the European Union in 2024 | 7 |

V   Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2023/C 10/06

Notice to undertakings intending to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the European Union in 2024

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10645 – 10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 10/01)

On 13 May 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10645. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10645. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10937 – EDF DEUTSCHLAND / HAZWEI / HYPION MOTION NEUMÜNSTER JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 10/02)

On 4 January 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M10937. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M10937. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 January 2023

(2023/C 10/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0747 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 142,61 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4375 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88673 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 11,2783 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0,9967 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 154,30 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,7380 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,027 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 399,10 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6819 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9335 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 20,1793 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5588 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4429 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,3974 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6912 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4316 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 341,01 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 18,2827 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2807 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 612,34 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6975 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,013 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 35,895 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,5840 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,4957 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 87,8120 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0747

JPY

Japanese yen

142,61

DKK

Danish krone

7,4375

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88673

SEK

Swedish krona

11,2783

CHF

Swiss franc

0,9967

ISK

Iceland króna

154,30

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,7380

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,027

HUF

Hungarian forint

399,10

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6819

RON

Romanian leu

4,9335

TRY

Turkish lira

20,1793

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5588

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4429

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,3974

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6912

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4316

KRW

South Korean won

1 341,01

ZAR

South African rand

18,2827

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2807

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 612,34

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6975

PHP

Philippine peso

59,013

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

35,895

BRL

Brazilian real

5,5840

MXN

Mexican peso

20,4957

INR

Indian rupee

87,8120

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 10/04)

Decision granting an authorisation

| Reference of the decision (2) | Date of decision | Substance name | Holders of the authorisation | Authorisation number | Authorised use | Date of expiry of review period | Reasons for the decision |
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| C(2023)5 | 5 January 2023 | 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated
  (4-tert-OPnEO)
  EC No: -, CAS No:- | PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5, Amsterdamseweg 14, 1422 AD Uithoorn, Netherlands; | REACH/22/40/0 | Formulation of a hardener component containing 4-tert-OPnEO in aerospace and defence two-part polysulphide sealants | 4 January 2025 | In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies. |
| Sealants Europe SAS, Boeing Distribution, Inc., 84-116 rue Salvador Allende 95870 Bezons, France | REACH/22/40/1 |
| PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23 | REACH/22/40/2 |
| Boeing Distribution, Inc., Schillingweg 40 2153PL Nieuw-Vennep Noord-Holland, Netherlands; | REACH/22/40/3 |
| Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O., ul Ryszarda Chomicza, Nowa Wieś Wrocławska, 13 - E, 55 – 080 Wrocławska, Wroclaw, Poland | REACH/22/4/4 |
| PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5 | REACH/22/40/5 | Mixing of base polysulfide sealant components with 4-tert-OPnEO-containing hardener, resulting in mixtures containing less than 0,1 % w/w of 4-tert-OPnEO for aerospace and defence uses that are exempt from authorisation under REACH Article 56(6), point (a), in the aerospace and defence sector and associated supply chains |
| Sealants Europe SAS | REACH/22/40/6 |
| PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23 | REACH/22/40/7 |
| Boeing Distribution, Inc. | REACH/22/40/8 |
| Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O. | REACH/22/40/9 |

Reference of the decision (2)

Date of decision

Substance name

Holders of the authorisation

Authorisation number

Authorised use

Date of expiry of review period

Reasons for the decision

C(2023)5

5 January 2023

4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated

(4-tert-OPnEO)

EC No: -, CAS No:-

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5, Amsterdamseweg 14, 1422 AD Uithoorn, Netherlands;

REACH/22/40/0

Formulation of a hardener component containing 4-tert-OPnEO in aerospace and defence two-part polysulphide sealants

4 January 2025

In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.

Sealants Europe SAS, Boeing Distribution, Inc., 84-116 rue Salvador Allende 95870 Bezons, France

REACH/22/40/1

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23

REACH/22/40/2

Boeing Distribution, Inc., Schillingweg 40 2153PL Nieuw-Vennep Noord-Holland, Netherlands;

REACH/22/40/3

Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O., ul Ryszarda Chomicza, Nowa Wieś Wrocławska, 13 - E, 55 – 080 Wrocławska, Wroclaw, Poland

REACH/22/4/4

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5

REACH/22/40/5

Mixing of base polysulfide sealant components with 4-tert-OPnEO-containing hardener, resulting in mixtures containing less than 0,1 % w/w of 4-tert-OPnEO for aerospace and defence uses that are exempt from authorisation under REACH Article 56(6), point (a), in the aerospace and defence sector and associated supply chains

Sealants Europe SAS

REACH/22/40/6

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23

REACH/22/40/7

Boeing Distribution, Inc.

REACH/22/40/8

Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O.

REACH/22/40/9

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006 , p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).

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Court of Auditors

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Special report 01/2023:

‘Tools facilitating travel within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic - Relevant initiatives with impact ranging from success to limited use’

(2023/C 10/05)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 01/2023: ‘Tools facilitating travel within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic - Relevant initiatives with impact ranging from success to limited use’.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=62947

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V Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Notice to undertakings intending to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the European Union in 2024

(2023/C 10/06)

1.

This Notice is addressed to any undertaking wishing to make a declaration to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the Union in 2024, in accordance with Articles 16(2) and 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases (1) (hereafter ‘the Regulation’). In this Notice the Union has to be understood as including Northern Ireland (2).

2.

HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-41, HFC-125, HFC-134, HFC-134a, HFC-143, HFC-143a, HFC-152, HFC-152a, HFC-161, HFC-227ea, HFC-236cb, HFC-236ea, HFC-236fa, HFC-245ca, HFC-245fa, HFC-365mfc, HFC-43-10mee.

3.

Any placing on the market of these substances, except for the uses listed in Article 15(2) points (a) to (f) of the Regulation or a total annual quantity of these substances of less than 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, is subject to quantitative limits under the quota system laid down in Articles 15 and 16 as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation.

4.

Importers must at the time of release for free circulation of HFCs have a valid registration as importers of bulk HFCs in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System (3) in accordance with ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/661 ensuring the smooth functioning of the registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market’ (4). Such a registration is considered an obligatory licence for import. A similar licence is needed for exporting HFCs (5).

5.

According to Annex VI to the Regulation, the sum of the quotas allocated on the basis of reference values is subtracted from the maximum quantity of HFCs that can be placed on the market in 2024 to determine the quantity to be allocated from this reserve.

6.

All data submitted by undertakings, quotas and reference values are stored in the online electronic F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System. All data in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System including quotas, reference values, commercial and personal data will be treated as confidential by the European Commission.

7.

Undertakings wishing to obtain quota from this reserve need to follow the procedure described in points 9 to 12 of this Notice.

8.

According to Articles 16(2) and 17(1) of the Regulation, the undertaking declaring the intention to obtain quota from the reserve needs to have a valid registration profile, approved by the Commission in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/661, as a producer and/or importer of HFCs in the F-gas Portal and HFC Licensing System. In order to ensure due treatment of the application for registration, including the possible need for additional information, such an application must be made at the very latest two weeks before the start of the declaration period, i.e. before 20 February 2023. For any applications received after this deadline it cannot be ensured that a final decision on the application for registration can be made before the end of the declaration period. For companies that are not yet registered, guidance on how to register is available on the DG CLIMA Internet: (6).

9.

The undertaking must make a declaration on anticipated quantities for 2024 in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System in the declaration period from 6 March 2023 to 5 April 2023, 13:00h CET. Guidance on how to submit a quota declaration is available on the DG CLIMA Internet: (7).

10.

Only duly completed declarations that are free of errors and received before 5 April 2023, 13:00h CET will be considered as valid by the Commission.

11.

Based on these declarations, the Commission will allocate quota to these undertakings in accordance with Article 16(2), 16(4) and 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation.

12.

Article 7 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/661 stipulates that for the purpose of the quota allocation for placing HFCs on the market pursuant to Article 16(5) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, all undertakings with the same beneficial owner(s) shall be considered as one single declarant in accordance with Article 16(2) and (4) of the Regulation.

13.

The Commission will inform the undertakings about the total allocated quota for 2024 via the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System.

14.

The registration in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System and/or a declaration on intention to place HFCs on the market in 2024 by itself does not give any right to place HFCs on the market in 2024.

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(1)  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.150.01.0195.01.ENG

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(2)  Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A12020W/TXT

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(3)  The registry was set up in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 517/2014: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fgas

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(4)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0661&from=EN

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(5)  See Article 1(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1375: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32017R1375

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(6)  https:/climate.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-01/policy_f-gas_guidance_document_en.pdf

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(7)  https://climate.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2020-02/guidance_submitting_quota_declaration_en.pdf

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